2015年新加坡初创公司的关键外卖
新加坡的创业生态系统是成熟和vibrant. This is due to concentrated efforts by the Government to improve the support system, interest from venture capitalists and mentorship programs ran by educational institutions and companies to nurture and steer the startup scene to its present position. We explore the key themes that will direct the startup scene in 2015.
利用改进的资金获得
Singapore’s reputation for transparency and excellent corporate governance has successfully generated interest and attracted investors from all over the world, creating a wide pool of venture capitalists. Besides the existing funding avenues, the government has recognized the gaps that are challenging early stage companies. In this year’s budget the Government announced an increase in the co-investment cap for SPRING’s Startup Enterprise Development Scheme (Seeds) and Business Angel Scheme (BAS). This will essentially improve the access to funding.政府试驾的风险债务共享计划是帮助小但高增长创业的突破性努力。这是一个高度有针对性的资助计划，用于缺乏经济上的合理创始人。根据该计划，新加坡春季，以及选择金融机构将提供50％的风险共享风险融资。这是传统银行贷款的有效替代方案，要求强大的抵押品。
Observers believe that this enhanced access to funding will empower smaller startups and early stage startups to muster the financial resources needed to fuel their initial stage. Some pre-seed stage startups should essentially引导to evolve into qualified candidates for funding but may still find help from other schemes such as theAction Community for Entrepreneurship(ACE) grant, which is given to young resident Singaporeans.
超越电子商务 - 电子商务不是唯一的停止
大多数初创公司总是陷入电子商务部分。但是，它将更好地查看超越电子商务。一些区域电子商务初创公司的成功启发了若干企业家来设置电子商务初创公司。但寻找利润丰厚的利基将在日益杂乱的电子商务空间中挑战。新加坡是一个高度数字化的国家，该地区的互联网和智能设备渗透率令人惊讶。在老化和数字化新加坡和邻近经济体中发展有新的未开发机会。Beyond ecommerce, gaming, media, data analytics and entertainment, startups focusing on fashion, food, travel, and health are also gaining traction among investors. Startups that are successful in finding their niche, with sizeable commercial value, and caters to larger Asian market, are bound to succeed.
敦促企业家和创新者超越消费者群体。企业部门，特别是在制药，石油和天然气和制造业，仍然很大程度上是未开发的。网络安全，企业移动，物流和资源管理需要解决方案的全部挑战。解决这些最终也将在区域企业市场开辟机会。
新加坡政府的智能国家倡议是朝着这个方向工作的初创公司的理想测试床上用品机会。聪明的国家是一种倡议，管理人口老龄化和增加城市密度抛出的挑战 - 全球各国政府面临的两个主要问题 - 通过智能部署技术。
More startup space – capitalize the cluster
New startup spaces have been launched facilitating easy access to a nurturing ground for the startups by bringing accelerators, incubators, mentors and service providers all under one roof. The recently expanded,JTC LaunchPad在一个北部，住房欢迎中心和Bash（在这里构建惊人的创业公司），通过将企业家，投资者，导师和集群中的专业辅助者汇集来进一步激发启动场景。Launchpad的欢迎中心是Ace管理的一站式专业服务中心。Bash是由InfoComm Investments Pte Ltd（IIPL），投资臂驱动的倡议Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), to congregate the tech startup community. The LaunchPad will be further expanded by 2017 with three more blocks in the cluster.强化创业环境促进了对等年轻企业家之间的合作和伙伴关系，这些企业家也从导师和教练中受益匪浅。除了从实验室和研讨会等共同设施节省的成本外，社区网络也有助于建设业务牵引和市场访问。这些对初创公司的长期成功至关重要。
With the recent launch of Block 71 in the US startup paradise – San Francisco, expansion, collaboration and deal making with US counterparts will now become easier for Singapore startups. JTC LaunchPad is affectionately nicknamed Block 71, the original block of startup space where many of the now successful local and foreign startups were born. With a vision to replicate the success and spirit offshore, the name has stuck on. This is an outcome of the concerted effort by InfoComm Investment (IIPL), NUS Enterprise and SingTel Innov8. Given the rising trend of US based venture capitalists and startups looking for opportunities and anchorage in Singapore and South East Asia, the new co-working space is a timely launch.
值得注意的是，在旧金山的第71块推出期间，IDA宣布延长200万美元的美国技术初创公司，该基金仅对新加坡初创公司开放。正在建立这样的筹资措施和联系，以吸引有利于通过新加坡扩展到亚洲的技术初创公司。这将增加本地启动生态系统的活力。本地启动和中小企业必须利用此类链接进行国际化。
在最近的预算中宣布的三个新计划中有两个，以帮助当地公司国际化会有所帮助的初创公司。这即支持所有合格活动的计划已从50％增加到国际化的50％至70％。双重税收扣除provision has been enhanced to cover salaries of Singaporeans posted overseas therefore startups can claim tax deductions on qualifying expenses incurred in their internationalization efforts.
专注于人才
对创业人才短缺是一个重大的挑战。这y cannot match the large companies or the multi-nationals in terms of training or benefits. The scramble for talent often remains a thorn in the path of progress for startups. But the SkillsFuture scheme announced in 2015 Budget will enable the startups to tap on the enlarged talent pool, by drawing students from ITE and Polytechnics under the Earn and Learn program.Training new and young talent during their early stage will bring better payoffs in the later stage for the startups by building a strong and loyal talent pool alongside strong brand image. Startups must also focus on talent augmentation through grooming because poor talent management would often result in derailment of the venture. Therefore, startups should focus on talent building and leverage schemes such as the SkillsFuture.